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Old 05-15-2007, 12:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Alec Trevelyan View Post
Things like an off-center subject can make or break a headshot, and thankfully the directors in both plays thought it made the shot to have me off-center. Got cast in one already
____a______b__
_____a+b______

the golden ratio, where a + b is to a, as a is to b
very interesting reading : Golden ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aesthetics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the general idea is that a piece of artwork will be more aesthetically pleasing if the subject is off-center or at the golden ratio . . . where a and b meet . . .

man, I wish I stayed as an art major in college

congrats on the play!

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